Today, a blonde tourist came up to me and asked me for directions to the nearest train station. I politely directed her there, and she left. Five minutes later, she came back and slapped me for not bringing her to an "English-speaking station". We're in China, lady. FML
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Today, I was verbally abused by a tourist because neither I nor anyone else in my country can speak "proper English". We're in England - clue's in the name, dipshit. FML
Today, two drop dead gorgeous Australians asked me for directions. Being so shocked by their beauty and accents, I couldn't get words out of my mouth. Then one said to the other, "Nope, she doesn't speak English", then walked away. FML
Today, I was eating at a Chinese restaurant, when I stopped the waitress to tell her that even though I am of Chinese heritage, I can't understand a word of Chinese. After an awkward silence, she told me she was actually speaking English. FML
Today, I was yelled at by a bunch of angry people because I couldn't physically move out of the way while 10 more tried to force their way onto a subway in Shanghai. Then one old lady started hitting me with her purse to get me to move even more. FML
Today, a tourist from an English-as-second-language country taught me a new word. In English. FML
Today, while waiting for my order at a restaurant, a woman walked up to me and slapped me. She looked at me for a moment and said "Sorry, I thought you were someone else." Ten minutes later, the same woman came back and slapped me again. FML
Today, I was walking down my street when a girl came up behind me and started yelling about me being a slut. When she saw I was the wrong person, she continued to yell at me because I have blonde hair. FML
Today, I returned to Germany for a break from my studies abroad. I got lost while out for groceries, so I tried asking a guy for directions. I went totally blank and strained to think of the right words, prompting him to mutter about rude foreigners not bothering to learn the local language. FML
Today, at the nail salon, a Korean woman was making fun of me. I kindly told her, in Korean, that I understood. She kindly told me, in English, that she didn't care. FML
Today, I was working a concert ticket booth. A lady gave me her ticket, I punched it, and told her to enjoy the show. She asked for the “hotel.” Apparently, she thought that the concert ticket cost included a hotel stay, since she traveled from out of state. She cussed me out and had to be escorted out. FML
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sirpantselot 22
Kudos to her for tracking you down just to give you a slap.
soccerluver315 14
"Today, a blonde tourist.." I expected something like this to happen
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McNikk 15
I like how you felt the need to point out that she's blonde.
kurodansei 16
C'mon OP where's that ancient Chinese wisdom I've heard so much about?
damwoods 12
Then she walked up to a local and slapped um for not speaking English ......
Lizza330 28
Okay where in the FML did it say the tourist was American? I wasn't aware the United States was the only country on Earth that has blonde people.
Psycho_Babydoll 26
Why is everyone assuming she was American? She's obviously Irish.
xrudeboyrock 29
Alright, pointing out that she was blonde is just rude and ignorant.
Lovenkraft 3
He wasn't pointing it out to make fun of blondes. He was pointing it out to show that she obviously was not Chinese, thus solidifying the point of the FML. Just because you are offended, does not mean you are in the right. Deal with it.
WishfullThinker 18
I'm surprised she recognized you among all the other Chinese people (assuming you're East Asian).
elephantsarecute 16
Yeah because all Chinese people totally look the same and wear the same clothes.
BugzBunni 1
I thought OP left so how did she find him? Lmao!
diaosi 4
No, she left not OP. So no need to LYAO.
_1296 10
Ok I agree what she did was stupid, but why point out that she is a blonde? Isn't that a very stereotypical view of blondes. I mean , sure there might be a lot of dumb blondes, but which statistics say that there are no dumb brunettes, or redheads? If she is stupid, she is stupid. The colour of her hair is irrelevant. P.s. I didn't see the other comment about stereotype.
xxsakuraxx 29
He was just using it to make the point that she obviously wasn't from China. Chill hun.
diaosi 4
No, OP was simply playing off the all blondes are stupid stereotype. He could have easily said foreigner to indicate she was, in fact, a foreigner.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Man, people are overly sensitive these days.
Omniprism 15
What a bi**h.